People are the main asset to our company
We bank on seeking and developing talent in a framework of trust and equal opportunities
Repsol YPF is made up of a total of 36,302 people in 30 countries.
Pilar Rojas, Deputy Director of Recruitment and Integration, discusses how important it is for Repsol to attract talent and how people are managed.
The staff are mainly concentrated in Spain (50%) and Argentina (33%), though there is also a significant number of workers in countries such as Ecuador (2%), Peru (2%), Portugal (4%), Trinidad and Tobago (1%) and Brazil (1%). In terms of business areas, 6% of our personnel work in Upstream, 48% in Downstream, 30% in YPF, 6% in Natural Gas and 0.5% in LNG. The staff is made up of 1% managers and executives, 6% technical chiefs, 43% technicians, 5% administrators and 45% operatives. In our team we have one woman for every three men, with 91% of employees on permanent contracts.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 18,212 | 18,522 | 18,431 | 18,460 |
| Latin America | 15,562 | 16,241 | 15,723 | 15,301 |
| Rest of World | 2,135 | 2,168 | 2,546 | 2,541 |
| Total | 35,909 | 36,931 | 36,700 | 36,302 |

Last updated: 12 August 2009
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